Scott Powd'Air Skis 2013

The Scott Powd'Air Skis are your lightweight tools for all-mountain domination. The Powd'Air Skis are part of Scott's Mountain series, which is a collection of alpine touring oriented skis. Features such as a carbon frame help keep the skis overall weight down, while cutouts in the tip and tail allow for easy skin attachment. Rocker in the tips helps make the Powd'Air stable in a wide variety of snow conditions and gives it improved float in soft snow. Earn your turns this season and hit the slopes with the Scott Powd"Air Skis!

Dual Radius - Two radii create the shape of the ski instead of just one, resulting in a more versatile ski that is not confined to just one style of riding. A larger front radius provides great stability and forgiveness in all snow conditions.

Core

Sandwich Sidewall Construction Laminate Carbon - Scott's SSCL Carbon is a result of a carbon experience and heritage. The combination of a sandwich wood core construction with carbon laminates results in a lightweight performance construction ideally suited for ski touring.

Factory Finish - Offering an effective edge angle of 88˚, resulting from a 3˚ side and 1˚ base angle for an exceptional performance, the base is finished with micro structured CNC stone grind so you can mount your skis and hit the hill, no tuning required.

Binding Compatibility

We recommend a brake width equal to or at most 15 mm wider than the ski waist width.

Specs

Terrain:All-Mountain, Alpine Touring, Powder

All-Mountain

All-mountain skis are designed to handle anything you throw at them including powder, ice, groomers, steeps, heavy snow, and everything in between, but they aren’t necessarily a master of any one terrain. If you’re only going to own one ski to do it all, this is what you want. All-mountain skis generally have what we call mid-fat waists that range from 80-110 mm.

Alpine Touring

Also known as backcountry skis, alpine touring (AT) skis are designed for going uphill as well as downhill. These skis are typically light for their width and many feature fittings that accept climbing skins. AT skis vary in width and weight, with the wider heavier versions usually used for winter/deep snow touring and the skinnier, lighter skis usually used for spring/summer/long distance touring.

Powder

These skis are for the deep days. If you like to find powder stashes at your local resort, go on backcountry missions for the freshest of fresh or heli ski trips to BC, powder skis are what you need to stay afloat. Skis in the powder category are wide and most often have some form of rocker or early rise plus a relatively soft flex. Many powder skis today are versatile enough to handle mixed conditions and harder snow.

Ability Level:Advanced-Expert

Advanced-Expert

Whether you charge the steepest lines, carve with race-like precision, hit the biggest jumps or halfpipes; advanced to expert level skis/snowboards are for the more aggressive rider. You will often find the addition of layers of metal, carbon, bamboo, or other stringers in these. These features work to make a stiffer ski/snowboard with more power and rebound.

Rocker Type:Rocker/Camber

Rocker/Camber

Rocker/Camber skis pair a traditional cambered profile underfoot with an elongated, early rise tip borrowed from fully rockered skis. This profile places the front contact point further back from the tip, while the rear contact point remains close to the tail. The rockered tip allows for better flotation and less edge catch for increased float in deep snow, while the cambered rear stores and transmits energy similarly to a fully cambered ski.

Turning Radius:Medium

Medium

17-22 m radius is best for all-mountain and park & pipe.

Core/Laminates:Carbon, Wood

Tail Type:Flat

Flat

This is your traditional tail, designed to have edge contact all the way through the tail, and only designed for skiing forward. This is also preferred for alpine touring, as you can stick the tails of your skis in the snow.

Purchased for a light-and-fast setup with tech bindings. At the year-old model price, it was definitely a good call. With the 98mm waist, there's plenty of flotation for the local "deep-snow" touring I've been able to find recently. On the front side, I find they deal with variable conditions and cut through crud without much problem.